Houghs Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Houghs Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Houghs family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner 1
Lab 1
Labourer 1
Independent 1
Apprentice 1
Book Seller 1
Miner 1

Houghs Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hughes 67% 591,061
2 Howes 50% 39,536
3 Hughs 83% 10,210
4 Howse 33% 7,771
5 Hows 50% 1,896
6 Houghes 86% 1,477
7 Highes 50% 805
8 Haghes 50% 790
9 Heighes 57% 660
10 Haughes 71% 253
11 Houghs 100% 238
12 Heighs 67% 154
13 Highs 67% 141
14 Hughas 67% 137
15 Hoghes 67% 127
16 Heughes 71% 119
17 Haighs 67% 100

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The surname Houghs is the 11th most popular variant of Hughes.

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